1. Expression of somatostatin in the adult and developing mouse kidney
Carlton M. Bates, Heather Kegg, Sandy Grady 
Kidney International 
Volume 66, Issue 5, Pages (November 2004)
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2. Figure 1
Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Southern blotting for somatostatin. (A) Compared with a 100 bp ladder (right panel), PCR ethidium bands of the appropriate size for somatotropin release inhibiting factor (SRIF) cDNA are present in kidney and brain RNA samples with RT added (+) but not in kidney and brain samples when no RT was added (-) (middle panel). PCR on genomic DNA (G) reveals a band of approximately 1000 bp as expected (middle panel). Autoradiographs of Southern blots with specific probes against SRIF confirm that the ethidium bands in the RT+ and genomic samples represent amplified cDNA and genomic DNA, respectively (right panel). (B) PCR bands of the appropriate size for SRIF cDNA are also present in embryonic (E) E12.5, 14.5, 16.5, 18.5, and postnatal (P) P14 mouse kidney RNA when RT was added but not without RT (-) (top panel). Southern blots against SRIF again confirm that the PCR bands represent cDNA and genomic DNA, respectively (lower panel).
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3. Figure 2
Immunofluorescence for somatostatin (SRIF) with and without immunizing antigen in developing and adult mouse tissues. (A and B) Staining at/near basolateral tubular surfaces in embryonic (E) E14.5 kidneys (A, arrows) is blocked by immunizing antigen (B, arrowheads). (C and D) Cytoplasmic/lumenal tubular staining in E16.5 medulla (C, arrow) is blocked by immunizing antigen (D, arrowhead). (E and F) Adult kidney medullary staining (E, arrow) is blocked by preincubation with immunizing peptide (F, arrowhead). (G to J) Adult kidney medullary staining (G and I) is not blocked by preincubation with cortistatin (H) or urotensin II (J). (K and L) Staining in fourth layer of cerebral cortex (Cor) and hippocampus (Hc) (K, arrows) in brain is blocked by immunizing antigen (L, arrowheads) (A to D and K and L 200× magnification; E and F 100× magnification; G to J 40× magnification).
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4. Figure 3
Characterization of embryonic kidney epithelium with somatostatin (SRIF) immunofluorescence at/near its basolateral surface. (A to C) In HoxB7GFP transgenic mice, dual-labeled embryonic (E) E14.5 embryonic kidney epithelia with SRIF staining at/near its basolateral surfaces (A, red, arrow) and green fluorescent protein (GFP)-positive ureteric bud tissue (B, green) overlap on merged images (C). (D to G) Dual-labeling controls. SRIF antiserum followed by antirabbit cyanine (Cy) Cy3 FAB antibody fragments results in linear staining on red filters (D, arrowhead) and minor spectral overlap (and persistent direct fluorescence from the GFP) on overexposed green filters (E). Addition of Cy2-conjugated antirabbit antibodies (used to label the GFP antibody) resulted in similar staining on both the red filters (F) and the green filters (G). (H and I) In adjacent sections of wild-type E14.5 mice, SRIF labeling is along the basolateral surface of the ureteric bud (H, concave arrow), whereas Golgi apparatus staining is present at the lumenal surface of the ureteric bud (I, concave arrowhead) (200× magnification).
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5. Figure 4
Merged immunofluorescent images of somatostatin (SRIF) (red) and markers of the ureteric bud (green) in embryonic kidneys of different ages. (A and B) Cross-sections of embryonic (E) E12.5 kidneys show SRIF staining around the main central ureteric bud trunk (A, arrow) and the first two branches (B, arrows). (C) Longitudinal sections of E12.5 kidneys reveal SRIF labeling around trunks (arrows) but not outer tips (arrowheads) of the first two and subsequent ureteric bud branches. (D) E14.5 kidneys show SRIF expression at/near midline clefts of dividing ureteric bud ampullae (arrow) and not at the early tips (arrowheads). (E and F) E14.5 kidneys demonstrate persistent SRIF staining along medial edges of emerging ureteric bud trunks as ampullae continue to divide (arrows). (G to I) E16.5 kidneys show SRIF expression at new ampullary clefts (G, arrow) and along medial edges of emerging cortical ureteric bud trunks (H and I, arrows), but not at outer tips (G, arrowhead). (J) E18.5 kidneys demonstrate SRIF staining around basolateral surfaces of ureteric bud epithelia (arrows) at the outer cortex with the same pattern as younger embryos (A to C 100× magnification; G to J 200× magnification). Abbreviations are: GFP, anti-green fluorescent protein; pan, anti-pan cytokeratin.
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6. Figure 5
Fluorescent micrograph showing localization of medullary lumenal somatostatin (SRIF) staining at E16.5 and persistence of medullary staining at postnatal (P) P14. (A to C) Embryonic (E) E16.5 kidney tubules with lumenal SRIF staining (A, red, arrow) and green fluorescent protein (GFP)-positive ureteric bud epithelia (B, green, arrowhead) do not overlap on merged images (C). (D to F) E16.5 kidney tubules with lumenal SRIF expression (D, arrow) always colabel with aquaporin-1 (AQP-1) (E, arrow) on merged images (F), although some AQP-1–positive tubules do not express SRIF (concave arrowheads). (G and H) At P14, SRIF labeling is now completely absent in the renal cortex (G), but persists in many medullary tubules (H, arrow). (I to L) Dual-labeling controls. SRIF antiserum followed by antirabbit cyanine (Cy) Cy3 FAB antibody fragments results in lumenal staining on red filters (I, concave arrow) and minor spectral overlap (and persistent direct fluorescence from the GFP) on overexposed green filters (J); addition of Cy2-conjugated antirabbit antibodies (used to label the GFP antibody) showed similar staining on both the red filters (K) and the green filters (L) (A to F and I to L 200× magnification; G and H 100× magnification).
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7. Figure 6
Dual-labeling immunofluorescence of somatostatin (SRIF) (green) and localizing markers (red) in the adult kidney medulla. (A to C) SRIF (A, arrow) and aquaporin-1 (AQP-1) (B, green), a marker of the thin descending limb of Henle, completely overlap on merged images (C, arrow). (D to F) SRIF (D, arrow) and the collecting duct marker AQP-2 (E, arrowhead) are not coexpressed on merged images (F). (G to I) SRIF (G, arrow) and Tamm-Horsfall protein (THP) (H, concave arrowhead), a marker of the thick ascending limb of Henle, do not overlap on merged images (I). (J to M) Controls. AQP-1 antiserum followed by antirabbit FAB fragments with cyanine (Cy) Cy3 results in bright tubular cell staining (concave arrows) on red filters (J) and no spectral overlap on overexposed green filters (K); addition of Cy2-conjugated antirabbit antibodies (used to label the SRIF antibody) resulted in similar staining on red filters (L) and demonstrated no spectral overlap or cross reactivity with AQP-1/FAB Cy3 antibody complexes on overexposed green filters (M) (200× magnification).
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